SSD Raid 0?

magicc8ball · #1 14-02-12, 04:51 AM

I am going to be build a new system when the Ivy Bridge chips come out. I am now trying to get all of my ducks lined up, I know there used to be TRIM issues with ssds running raid. Currently are there still issues or is running raid on ssds improved since last year?

I will be going with the Corsair Force series GT 120 gb.

Thanks in advanced everyone!

Firat · #2 14-02-12, 10:19 AM

SSDs now have something called garbage control (newer ssd) so even though in raid trim wount work, this garbage control process will basically do what trim does but it will work in raid as long as the drive you buy has garbage control so make sure it does!

Hope that helps

magicc8ball · #3 14-02-12, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Wise_Silencer (Firat)

SSDs now have something called garbage control (newer ssd) so even though in raid trim wount work, this garbage control process will basically do what trim does but it will work in raid as long as the drive you buy has garbage control so make sure it does!

Hope that helps

I did a quick search to see if the corsair force gt had it but I could never confirm it. My guess is that yes it does but can any of you confirm?

Firat · #4 14-02-12, 09:43 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233191

If you go to this site, and click on the details tab, under the features heading you will see it does have BGC (background garbage collection).

Hope that helps!

magicc8ball · #5 14-02-12, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wise_Silencer (Firat)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233191

If you go to this site, and click on the details tab, under the features heading you will see it does have BGC (background garbage collection).

Hope that helps!

Ya i typically do not go to sites like newegg for details and reviews but this time it paid off. Thanks!

Firat · #6 14-02-12, 10:19 PM

Your welcome

BaMb1N0 · #7 15-02-12, 12:28 AM

afaik intel onboard storage controller do support trim in raid, at least when using later RST drivers...

running several intel ssd in RAID 0 for a couple of years now. not a problem, performance is still as out of the box...or almost.

S_I_N · #8 15-02-12, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BaMb1N0

afaik intel onboard storage controller do support trim in raid, at least when using later RST drivers...

running several intel ssd in RAID 0 for a couple of years now. not a problem, performance is still as out of the box...or almost.

RST is different from a true raid of identical drives. Garbage collection is on most if not all sata6gb SSD's its just part of the firmware for the most part. Garbage Collection or GC only differs from trim in the basic functionality as it works when the drives are idle for a length of time. While trim works as you work the drive. But in essence they do pratically the same thing. I have been running 2 C300 64Gb drives in raid 0 for about a year now with no slow down or performance loss at all. I love how fast it is and i have slower 6GB drives lol. it still blows my mind

DarthDudo420 · #9 24-02-12, 06:44 PM

Would you guys recommend a hardware raid controller for SSD's in Raid 0?Would you see much of an increase with a raid card with a decent sized cache?

S_I_N · #10 25-02-12, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DarthDudo420

Would you guys recommend a hardware raid controller for SSD's in Raid 0?Would you see much of an increase with a raid card with a decent sized cache?

if your raiding ssd's I'd assume its for operating system (opsys) you will have to hardware raid it as software raid isnt available til post opsys installation